Portable seat.



Patented May I3', |902.v

J. L. SMITH. PORTABLE SEAT.

(Application filed Feb. 25, 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT- FFICE.

JAMES L. SMITH, OF PRINCETON, INDIANA.

PORTABLE SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part bf Letters Patent No.699,932, dated May I3, 1902. Application filed February 25, 1901. Serial No. 48,830. (No model.)

To all whom, it may conceive:

Be it known that I,`J AMES L. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Princeton, in the county of Gibson andi'State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Portable Seat, of which the following is a'specification.

The invention relates to improvements in portable seats.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of portable seats and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive oneA designed more especially for alfording a seat or restvfor a person while working. and adapted to Abe readily attached to and carried by the wearer and capable of being readily adjusted to arrange it in the proper position and at the proper height to suit the character of the work to be performed by the wearer.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portable seat constructed in ac cordance with this invention and shown arranged for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the seat being folded. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional View illustrating the constructiony of the leg and showing the manner of connecting the same to the seat. Fig. lis

a similar view taken at right angles to Fig.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw# ings.

1 designates a seat curved transversely and presenting a concave upper face and provided",` with curved arms 2, extending upward from' the seat when the latter is arranged in the position illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings,

and the said arms are pivoted at their up-A Vit is swung upward to fold it out of thev way.

The belt is adapted to be arranged around the waist of thewearer, and the arms are l0- 'cated at opposite sides of the'wearer when the seat is arranged as shown in Fig. 1; but the belt may be shifted slightly to bring the seat slightly to one side to form a hip-support for alfording a rest for a person while he is in practically a standing position.

The seat is provided witha pair of depending ears 6, having inner and outer or upper and lower transversefastening devices 7 and 8 and preferably constructed j of a single piece` of metal bent into approximately U shape; but the ears may be constructed in any other Vsuitable manner. The ears 6 receive the upper endvof a leg 9, vwhich is provided at its top with recesses 10, preferably formed by a transverse series of teeth forming a toothed head for" engaging the upper fastening device 7 for holding the leg at the desired angle; but instead of providing a fastening device for engagement with the teeth of the upper end or head of the leg the seat may be provided withany other suitable means for elfecting this result. The lower or outer fastening device S is arranged in a A.longitudinal slot 1l of the leg, and this slot 11 permits the necessary longitudinal Inove- ,ment ofv the leg to engage its upper end with the upper fastening device 7 and to disengage it therefrom. Any number of teeth or recesses l0 may be provided to se- -cure the necessary adjustment or angular disposition of the leg with relation to the seat, and when the leg is engaged with the upper fastening device, as illustrated in Fig.

3 of the accompanying drawings, it is retained in such position by a wedge-shaped key 12. The wedge-shaped key 12, which is interposed between the fastening device 8 and the outer or upper end wall of the slot, forms an efficient locking device for holding the .upper fastening device 7'in one of the't'ecth or recesses 10.

The chain is adapted to be `readily grasped IOO shown composed of upper and lower telescoping sections 14 and 15, and the fastening devices 7 and 8 are shown as rivets. The upper section 14 of the leg is tubular and receives the lower section, which is adapted to be Inoved inward and outward to vary the length of the leg for raising and lowering the seat. The leg is secured at the desired adjustment by a clamping screw 16, mounted in a threaded perforation of the upper section and engaging the lower section.

The lower fastening device S forms a pivot for the leg, which is adapt'ed to swing in either direction to position it with relation to the seat and also to fold the device. The leg is adapted to be folded, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to swing the seat upward for folding the latter, and the said leg is provided with au eye 17, which is engaged by a snaphook 18, mounted on the belt at the back thereof and adapted to be readily engaged with and disengaged from the said eye 17. The leg may be turned in the opposite direction to fold the device; but the seat will be brought to a higher position on the back of a person by folding itas illustratedin Fig. 2.

Instead of attaching the seat to the wearer by means of a leather belt any other suitable means maybeemployed forthis purpose. The lower fastening device may be provided with a sleeve 19, having its lower face flush with the lower edges of the ears and adapted to be engaged by the wedge-shaped key; but any other construction may be provided for enabling the wedge to engage the pivot.

The portable seat, which is especially adapted for the convenience of persons while working, is capable of being readily-arranged to afford a seat of the desired elevation to permit a person to sit while milking or picking cotton, berries, and the like, and the leg is adapted to be extended and placed against the hip to provide a hip-rest for supportinga person while in an upright or substantially upright position while working at a lathe, bench, or the like. The leg is also adapted to be arranged at different angles to position it properly with relation to the seat to afford the desired support, and it will be apparent that the device will be found of great advantage to persons of all occupations. lVhen the leg is folded, it may be conveniently carried, and when it is not foldedit will not come in contact with the ground or floor or materially interfere with the movements of the wearer, as the said leg is designed to be of a length less than the length of the legs of the person using it. The portable seat is adapted for both males and females, and after it has been adjusted to the person it will not require attention, and such person will have the free use of both hands in whatever labor he may be employed.

What I claim is- .1. A device of the class described comprising aseat, a leg pivotallyconnected at a point between its ends with the scat and adapted to be arranged at different angles, and means for detachably connecting the upper end of the leg with the seat, whereby the leg is rigidly held in its adjusted position, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a seat, a leg pivotally and slidably connected at a point between its ends with the seat and adapted to be arranged at different angles, and means for detachably interlocking the upper end of the leg with the seat, whereby when the leg is drawn outward, it will be disengaged from the seat, and when moved inward will be engaged with the same, substantially as described. l

A device of the class described comprising a seat provided at opposite sides with arms, a belt having the arms pivotally con-l nected to it, afolding leg pivotally connected with the seat, and means for connecting the leg to the belt, whereby the leg and the seat are retained in their folded positions, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described comprising a seat designed to be connectedl to a person, and a folding leg pivotally and slidably connected near one end with the seat and adapted to be arranged at different angles and having an interlocking connection with the seat, whereby it is held rigidly with the same, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comprising a seat, a folding leg pivotally connected between its ends with the seat and interlocked with the same, said leg being capable of a limited longitudinal movement, whereby it is engaged with and disengaged from the seat, and a fastening device for holding the leg against such longitudinal movement, substantially as and for the purpose described.

G. A device of the class described comprising a seat designed to be connected to and carried by a' person, a leg provided at its upper end with teeth and having a slot, a pivot carried by the seat and connected with the same and arranged in the said slot,and means carried by the seat and coperating with the teeth of the leg, whereby the seat and the leg are interlocked, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described comprising a seat provided with ears, a leg having a slot and arranged between the ears and provided with recesses, inner and outer fastening devices carried by the ears, the outer fastening device beingl arranged in the slot of the leg and the inner fastening device being arranged to fit in the said recesses, a key adapted to lock the leg against movement, and means for securing the seat to a person, substantially as described.

In testimony that'I claim the foregoing as myown I have hereto affixed my signature in p the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES L. SMITH. lVitnesses:

JOHN R. McCoy, SAMUEL CHAPMAN IIO 

